Obituaries for September 18, 2002
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Evelyn Beatrice Aase, 92
Evelyn Beatrice Aase, 92, of Albert Lea, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at St. John's Lutheran Home.
She was born June 27, 1910, to Carl E. and Martina (Jensen) Olsen in Albert Lea, where she was a lifelong resident.
On Nov. 12, 1932, she married Sigurd Aase at her parents' home in Albert Lea.
Evelyn had worked at American Gas Co., had been a grocery clerk and was a homemaker.
She enjoyed crocheting, needlework, and reading. She received blue ribbons at the Freeborn County Fair for embroidery she had done at age 90 and 91.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church and TOPS Club.
Survivors include daughters, Carole Lohman, Austin; Peggy (Dale) Indrelie, Albert Lea; son, Larry (Sharon) Aase, Albert Lea; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen (Victor) Nelson, Albert Lea; Maryetta Hylle, Austin; brother, Norman (Jeanette) Olsen, Staples; sisters-in-law, Myrtle Halden, Waco, Texas; Helen Olsen, Winona; brother-in-law, Marvin Johnson, Minneapolis; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Elmer, Alvin and Carlyle; sisters, Edna Collette, Inez Johnson, Shirley Brown and Dorothy Jensen; sisters and brothers-in-law.
Visitation: One hour before the service at the funeral home.
Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at the funeral home with Rev. John Holt and Chaplain Monrad Mandsager officiating.
Interment: Shady Oaks Cemetery.
Funeral Home: Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, Albert Lea.
Robert Busse Wright, M.D., 60
Robert Busse Wright, M.D., died Sept. 15, 2002, in Twin Falls, Idaho, in a tragic plane accident.
Beloved husband of Jill Antonia Wright and loving father of Elizabeth Mary Mihatov and husband William, and Captain Stuart Busse Wright, U.S. Army and wife, Cari.
Cherished son of Ruth Wright and the late Robert R. Wright, M.D.
He is also survived by his brother Douglas Wright and wife Lori, and sister Barbara Christie and her husband Robert, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Dr. Wright was born in Watertown, Wis., raised in Austin, Minn., and was a 27-year resident of Sacramento, aged 60 years.
Friends are welcome to attend a Memorial Service on Thursday (tomorrow) at 2 p.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church, 1701 L Street, Sacramento, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances in his honor may be made to Sutter Cancer Center for the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, 2800 L St., #420, Sac., CA 95816; the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., Sac., CA 95814, or to St. John's Lutheran Church, 1701 L St., Sac., CA 95814.
W.F. Gormley & Sons, Sacramento, Calif. Dependable Directors Since 1897